Insect-destroyer.



No. 707,629. Patented Aug. 26, I902.

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(Application filed Jan. 2, 1901.) (No Moflel.)

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CHARLES T. PARRISH, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

lNSECT-DESTROYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,629, dated August26, 1902.

Application filed January 2, 1901. semi No. 41,785. (No model.)

To aZZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES T. PARRISH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect-Destroyers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to insect-destroyers of thekind designed to beheld in the hand and to kill insects by a quickly-delivered blow.

The object of the invention is to provide an insect-destroyer of thecharacter referred to which shall be simple and cheap in construction,durable, and by which flies and other insects may be killed withcertainty and by the exercise of a small amount of force not liable tobreak or deface an article with which it comes in contact in use.

\Vith this object in view the invention con sists of the novel generalconstruction and form of the parts substantially as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, andFig. 3 is a detail view of the handle portion.

In the drawings, A represents the handle of the implement, consisting ofa portion a, to be grasped and the arms a a, to which the body orstriking part of the deviceis attached. The preferred construction ofthe handle portion is illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It is madeup of a single piece of wire bent upon itself and having the two membersthus formed twisted together to form the rigid portion a to be grasped.The ends a a extend outward from the part a at right angles to eachother and serve as a means of attaching the main portionB of the deviceto the handle A. The main or striking portion B of the implement iscomposed of light material, which will meet with little resistance inpassin g through the air, being preferably netting, the meshes of whichare sufficiently close to insure hitting a small insect. The portion 13is preferably cut rectangular in form, and the two corners adjacent tothe handle are bent over the ends 0t a and secured by sewing orotherwise. As will be seen from Fig. 2 of the drawings, the parts are soformed that when the handle is arranged in a horizontal position thestriking part B extends upward from the handle at an angle. By this formthe implement is adapted for bringing the striking part into contactwith a fiat surface without striking the hand grasping the handleagainst the same. The edges of the part B may when composed ofwire-netting or like material be bound to prevent separation of thewires. A new striking part may readily be substituted foran old brokenor distorted one with facility and at small cost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

An insect-destroyer comprising a handle portion consisting of a wirebent upon itself and having the two members twisted together, the endsof the wire extending outward from the twisted portion at an anglethereto, and a striking portion of wire-gauze rectangular in shape andhaving the two corners at one end bent over the arms of the handleportion and secured in place, the striking portion being at an angle tothe handle portion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.7

CHARLES T. PARRISH. l/Vitnesses:

E. C. MARSHALL, L. MoK. JACK.

